john maguire, bbc news, surrey. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. the weather is already playing havoc with people's gardens. yes, the past month has been a challenge. we have had some pretty chilly nights following the arrival of the beautiful blossom across many parts of the uk. the other problem has been the lack of rainfall, especially across east anglia and the south, where many garden is parched at the moment. at least threatening clouds like we have seen over the past few days have produced a few welcome drops for the garden, but it has been rather chilly out there. this lunchtime, look at the difference between us and iceland. a good 10 degrees warmer across parts of iceland than it was in kings lynn at midday. they are on the right side of the high pressure, the winds flowing from the south and bringing them the warmer air. we have northerly winds at the moment, but that will change over the coming days. by the bank holiday weekend, we have southerly winds, said

temperatures will be on the rise. this afternoon, we still have those northerly winds with us and today, the showers are blossoming nicely across central and eastern parts of england. heavy with hale, thunder, some sleet and snow as well. fewer showers than yesterday as well. for some of you, it probably doesn't feel quite as chilly, but going into the evening, the showers will be there in abundance across parts of east england. further west, very few showers in the forecast to end the day but still a little on the chilly side, though. temperatures onlyjust reaching double figures for many. one or two showers for england, scotla nd one or two showers for england, scotland and northern ireland. compared with yesterday, it is a dryer afternoon and evening. turning cloudy in the shetland islands. tonight, the showers quickly disappear across east anglia and the south—east. with increasing cloud, increasing breeze and the less cold

aircoming from increasing breeze and the less cold air coming from iceland, temperatures should hold up. but gardeners, there could be a frost away from the towns and cities tonight. sorry chilly start to thursday morning, but a bright one. make the most of the sunshine. brightening up for scotland, northern ireland and northern england later. as we go into friday, it turns quieter. a bit of a chilly start, but only a few showers around. many will be dry, and that continues into saturday for the start of the bank holiday weekend. winds developed by this stage, but through the weekend low pressure start to get close by. we have milderaircoming ourway start to get close by. we have milder air coming our way and breezy conditions, but there could be rain around too. whether the rain is by

day or night could be crucial to your weekend, so stay tuned to the forecast. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... angry exchanges between theresa may jeremy corbyn in the commons at the final session of prime minister's questions before the general election in june. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. you're watching bbc news. now time for the sport with me, tim hague. the burnley midfielderjoey barton's career looks to be over. he's been banned from all aspects of football for 18 months today, after admitting an fa misconduct charge related to betting. between march and may last year, the 34—year—old placed 1,260 bets on football matches or competitions — which is in breach of fa rules. he was also fined £30,000 and warned about his future conduct. barton plans to appeal against the length of the suspension, but in a statement he admitted that the sanction effectively forces him into an early retirement.

sunderland manager david moyes has been charged by the fa over comments he made to a female reporter last month. moyes was caught on camera telling the bbc‘s vicki sparks she might "get a slap", after a post—match interview. he has until may 3rd to respond to the charge. a new twenty20 cricket competition will start in the summer of the year 2020, after the ecb voted overwhelmingly in favour of a change in the governing body's constitution. our reporter patrick gearey can tell us more. what does this mean for the future of cricket in the country? make no mistake, this is an historic day for british cricket. ever since victorian times the game has been based around counties. after this vote of 41 ecb members, 38 supported a change to allow the creation of eight none county teams to take part

ina new eight none county teams to take part in a new twenty20 competition which sta rts in a new twenty20 competition which starts a summer of 2020 and will be specifically aimed at young people and families, groups the ecb feels it is not currently reaching and are important for the future of the game. county cricket will continue around it. the existing t20 blast competition will continue, but this new competition will rival the likes of the epl in india and the australian big bash. 38 vote in favour, three against. why was that? essex and middlesex voted against, kent abstained. the concerns are around the future of none test match ground counties so these counties that may not host the new franchises, what will happen to their revenue, will there be splits in the dressing room of some of the players go off and make a fortune and come back and have to go back into the county environment with the old pros who have been grinding out a living the years? we don't know where these meetings will be based yet so there is a lot of information

which hasn't yet been released. this will go ahead but don't expect the items to stop just yet. interesting times ahead for cricket in this country. surrey all—rounder zafar ansari has announced his retirement from cricket, with immediate effect. ansari is 25 and began playing with surrey at the age of eight. he made his test debut for england last october, shortly before he obtained a master's degree in history, earning a distinction. he said he was exploring another career, potentially in law. john higgins is through to the semifinals of the world snooker championship for the first time in six years. the four—time champion began the final session against kyran wilson needing just two more frames for victory — and it didn't take him long to get them. higgins going through 13—6 and will play either barry hawkins or stephen maguire. the defending champion mark selby dominated his match against marco fu, winning 13—3 with a session to spare. he also added the highest break of the tournament, a 143, on his way to the semis.

he'll meet the winner of the match between ronnie o'sullivan and ding junhui. that plays to a finish this afternoon. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all of those stories on bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more in the next hour. many thanks that. firefighters tackling a large fire at the christie hospital in manchester. it broke out in the roof of the cancer research building and there were fears gas tanks can explode at the hospital says all staff are safe and some areas, including all patient areas, have been evacuated. let's get more from judith moritz. what is the latest picture? greater manchester fire and rescue service tell us that they are bringing this

blaze under control. it started inside a research facility here, which is part of the main hospital complex but is not an area in which patients are being treated. the chief executive of the hospital is with me now. if you could just start off by telling me... as i understand it, all patients and staff have been accounted for? yes, i'm very pleased to say that all patients and staff are safe. the fire, which continues to burn, is in a research facility which isn't normally occupied or used in any sort of patient treatment. but there was concern because this is a building which is interconnected. it is not completely separate from areas where patients are being treated. that's correct. it is connected to the main part of the hospital, where we look after and treat patients, and there has been some impact from the smoke associated with the fire that has affected some patient areas but we escalated our incident control

systems that we have an operation and then managed the impact it has had, which is meant we have had to move and postpone a small number of patient treatments and move some patients out of areas that were originally affected by smoke. was there anybody in surgery at the time oi’ there anybody in surgery at the time or anything which had to be halted? there are procedures and surgery going on on our site. there is nothing that has had to be curtailed in an emergency situation but we have, however, postponed and adjusted our programmes for looking after those patients for the course of the rest of today. your advice for patients with appointments today, outpatients or in patients coming in, is that they should still come, is that right? i would like to assure everybody that they will be absolutely safe and anybody expecting to come to us for an appointment for treatment needs to still come to us because we obviously don't wish disrupt any of oui’ obviously don't wish disrupt any of our patients having the vital treatment that they need. the

building... we can see at the moment that the fire service are still using aerial platforms and hoses to bring it under control. it is a fierce blaze on the roof and it is a research facility. what goes on there? this is one of the major research facilities for cancer research facilities for cancer research in this country and there are lots of translation and research teams working on basic science programmes all the way through to translational research, drug development is and that sort of thing. is it known yet whether any of that may have been damaged or lost? first of all, to say that it is wrong with our partners, university of manchester and cancer research uk. it is far too early to describe any of the impact that this may have. it is too soon to tell. we have to wait for our colleagues, greater manchester fire and rescue service, to complete their work and make things are safe before any assessment of that could be made. the christie is internationally renowned. can you talk about the

support of messages you have up—to—date? this has become news very quickly. as you say, the christie has been a centre for leading cancer research and providing new treatments for cancer patients and is well known internationally. we've had messages from colleagues across this country. obviously, colleagues locally in the nhs, but colleagues cancer field in particular and other areas across the nhs, offering support in my divers and we've got colleagues involved in research internationally. we've had messages of support from around the world. thank you very much. as you heard roger say, the message for patients is that it is a hospital operating as normal in the sense that if you have an appointment today or anything you are expecting to come for, you should still come along. you may be redirected to a different

entrance. the fire service is still tackling the fire behind me on the research building. it is still too early to know what, if any, damage inside as being caused to any sort of work that was going on. judith moritz, thank you very much indeed. let's renew the from parliament and those last pre—election classes over the dispatch box in the house of commons. rather longer than usual and pretty spirited. let's go to our assistant political editor norman smith at westminster. battle lines drawn. i think we got a pretty clear indication of how both mrs may and mr corbyn wish to fight this election. no surprises. mrs may wa nts to election. no surprises. mrs may wants to focus on leadership. again and again she and tory mps with this phrase i feel we are going to hear again and again about strong and sta ble again and again about strong and stable leadership. mr corbyn, i thought, more trying to present himself as the underdog, the man who will stand up for the many, not the

few, to quote his phrase, citing letters from voters worried about the situation in the nhs, schools, housing, so on and so forth. let's have a listen to mr corbyn. the nhs is not got the money it needs. the prime minister knows that. she knows waiting times and waiting lists are up. she knows there is a waiting list in almost every a&e department. maybe she could go to a hospital and allow the staff to ask her a few questions. mr speaker, strong leadership is about standing up for the many, not refute it up but when it comes to the prime minister and the conservatives, the only look after the richest, not the rest. they are strong against the week and wea k they are strong against the week and weak against the strong. as for mrs

may, no surprises — she accused ronnie corbett of weak leadership. ——jeremy ronnie corbett of weak leadership. —— jeremy corbyn of weak leadership. there is somewhere where the nhs has been cut, it is in wales under the labour party. but he is right. in something over six weeks, we will be back at these dispatch boxes again and the only question is, where will we be standing? who will be prime minister of this great country? and he says the choice is clear, and the choice is clear. every vote for him isa choice is clear. every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for b is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain. —— every vote for me. the only time this is me look to be discovered it was when she was pressed by the snp leader angus robertson about the triple lock on pensions. mrs may avoided

giving a direct answer. let's mull over all things pmqs with the conservative mp victoria atkins and labour's jack dromey and the liberal democrats' tom brake. i know you are not going to say whether it will be ona not going to say whether it will be on a manifesto or not, you probably don't know, but as an issue, do you think it is right that pensioners, again, should get the increase is right that pensioners, again, should get the increases guaranteed?m right that pensioners, again, should get the increases guaranteed? it has been an absolute commitment of the conservative government since 2010, making sure that pensioners are served better than they were under the previous labour administration. we saw paltry rises of 75 p. since 2010, however, pensioners have seen rises of up to £1000 in the basic state pension and i know that we will continue to look after and care for pensioners. the point is, is that fair? there is a generational issue and many younger voters would say, hang on a sec, these are people, many of whom are broad but others who benefited from their

properties going up in value, they've seen successive rises in pensions. perhaps we ought to give less money to pensions of those and think more about younger voters? there is a debate to be had about intergenerational fairness. there is a debate to be had about intergenerationalfairness. district in the younger bieber to get onto the housing ladder and we know that the housing ladder and we know that thejobs the housing ladder and we know that the jobs market is changing and what is clear is that we will see the really important messages that it is the strong economy that pays for the things we care about and that is what we will get with theresa may azhar prime minister did talkjack dromey, we know labour have committed to the triple lock but how do you pay for a? you seem to be stacking up bills all over the place. my very strong view is that those who built birmingham and britain deserve nothing but the best in the twilight of their years as they retire, looking forward to a good life. we need to support them. it is not as the triple lock that is

under threat, it is also the problems facing for example 30,000 women in birmingham, 3000 on my own constituency, who have been hit by changes in the state pension age and can't retire. in terms of how we fund, when we launch our manifesto, as we will be doing in two weeks, every commitment we make will be properly costed because i don't believe you should make a promise you can't keep. can pensioners trust labour yes, they can. can pensioners trust labour to keep things like free winter fuel allowance and also free winter fuel allowance and also free television licences, free bus passes? all of these things were introduced to... even wealthy pensioners? all of these things were introduced by a labour government and we stand by those commitments and we stand by those commitments and they made a real difference in people's lies so when victoria says nothing happened before the conservative true. tom break, what is your take on whether wealthy pensioners should benefit from these

things which perhaps some of tony? as it is worth underlining that the triple was something the liberal democrats wrote to the coalition and was a liberal democrat policy so i will be disappointed if it is not a manifesto, which we are still writing. at a costly policy, which will need to be factored in. as far as benefits for the wealthiest pensioners is concerned, i think there was a strong case for removing winter fuel subsidies, for example, all very wealthy pensioners. my parents might like to benefit from it but in practice they don't need that so i think it is an area to look at. where do you stand on that? do you think wealthy pensioners should still get things like winter fuel allowance? i'm not going to make a policy on the spot. what an clear on is the only way we are going to continue to pay for pensioners, the nhs and all the things we care about is if we have a strong economy. we've seen amazing growth since brexit last year but we need that to continue. the

conservative party is the party that backs and supports business. i'm hearing a lot of anti—business rhetoric from jeremy corbyn at the moment and that should worry people who run small businesses and to work for big businesses as well, because we need a government that understands and supports business to put wealth into the economy to pay for things we care about. i'm afraid we are going to have to leave it there but thank you very much. those are the views of the last pmqs before the general election. good stuff. thank you very much indeed. norman smith, our political assistant editor, at westminster. mps have criticised the system for providing school places in england, describing it as "incoherent" and "poor value for money". the public accounts committee is concerned that free schools are sometimes opened in areas without a shortage of places, and where other schools are struggling to make ends meet. here's our education correspondent gillian hargreaves. ministers believe free schools are key to meeting demand for more school places and they plan to open 500 by 2020. they are state funded,

but independently run by charities or groups of parents. the public accounts committee says that while free schools are needed in some areas in england, in others, they're creating as much as 20% spare capacity and wasting public money. there is an ageing stock of buildings and at the same time the government is rushing to fund new free schools, but it's not putting them in good buildings. often they are old office buildings, long—standing temporary accommodation, buildings without playgrounds, buildings without sports facilities. we don't think this is a long—term, sustainable approach to the future education of our children. the mps' investigation builds on a national audit office report in february which highlighted how billions were being spent on free schools while existing school buildings were old and deteriorating. this new report notes that last year the dfe provided £4.5 billion to maintain and improve schools, but it still faces significant challenges over the next few years as buildings continue to deteriorate.

the department for education says free schools are popular with parents and provide excellent value for money. a rhino called sudan is looking for love on the dating app tinder. his keepers in kenya have posted his details on the site, hoping the a3—year old animal will find a female rhino to help protect the species, as tim allman reports. #je t‘aime # oui, je t‘aime # meet sudan. he is literally one of a kind, the last male northern white rhino on earth. and what do you do if you are feeling lonely these days? go online. tinder is going to broadcast a profile launch for our rhino, sudan.

it will be broadcast in 190 countries in a0 languages. it is really the first time that tinder has done something like that, to that scale. sudan claims to perform well under pressure and says he likes to eat grass and chill in the mud, and admits to being six foot tall and weighing 5,000lbs. that's more than 2,000 kilos. sudan is not really looking to hook up online. this is all about raising around $9 million needed for fertility treatment. sudan having failed to breed successfully the old—fashioned way with these two female northern white rhinos, but there are thousands of southern white rhinos who might be able to help. this is something that will have to be replicated and done at scale. we're going to have a breeding programme in kenya to continue to build the number of northern whites so that eventually we have sufficient numbers ultimately to be able to reintroduce them back

into the national park. the whole project could take ten or even 15 years and sudan is a3. that's almost 100 in rhino years. so, swipe right while you can! one of the best ways to prevent disasters at sea and in the air is to find out what causes accidents in the first place. britain has some of the most experienced crash investigators in the world — their work has already saved countless lives. now, the bbc‘s been given exclusive access to film their latest weapon in the battle to find out why ships and planes crash. a fireball after an executive jet overshot a runway and crashed into a busy hampshire car park. four people died, including members of osama bin laden‘s family. this 3—d photo, taken by investigators using a special

drone, helped them solve the crash. the quality‘s so good, they can move around the scene, zooming in, checking for tell—tale clues. now the bbc‘s been given exclusive access to film investigators on a drone—training exercise. it's becoming essential to help get to the bottom of accidents. we're looking for ground marks, which tells us how the aircraft hit the ground, whether it was in a bank, whether it was a steep nosedive. propeller slash marks can give us an indication of propeller speed. then we're looking around the accident site to see if we're missing any bits, have we captured all four corners or has an important part actually broken off in flight, which would be a clue as to the cause of the accident? they also use the drone to give a pilot's eye view. with one accident, someone had hit some power lines and from the ground, they were really easy to see, but they realised that when viewed from the cockpit, those same lines were virtually invisible, they blended into the ground.

so they were actually able to see what the pilot was seeing. they don'tjust use drones to investigate air accidents, they use them to look at accidents at sea, as well. we would then fly along the side of the wreck. at another training exercise, investigators tell me the simplest things can be a real giveaway. could be a door or a porthole left open, it could be that somebody‘s actually opened or closed a valve incorrectly, that's then let water feed into the cooling system and the engine. it could be that somebody‘s left freshwater or a hosepipe running on the upper deck and it could be a fishing boat, washing down the upper decks with water that was being pumped over the side and they've left it over and it's filled up one of the tanks and the free water effectjust made the fishing boat tip over. and this is how vital drone footage can be. a fatal crack in the middle of a ship's hull.

shot a few years ago, this is the wreck of the cargo ship swanland. 80 metres down off the welsh coast. six people died as the vessel snapped in heavy seas. these images helped find early answers. rogue drones in the wrong hands can cause terrible accidents, but in the right hands, they can help prevent them, too. richard wescott, bbc news. we will check out the weather now with matt taylor. still a bit chilly out there at the moment and where you've got the showers. showers aren't everywhere but where we have seen them, some fantastic shower escapes. this is the scene of the past hour in parts of norfolk, where we have seen the heaviest of the showers sa'u debate and they continue here but if i show you the radar chart, very few

showers elsewhere. one or two in northern ireland, across southern parts of wales, but they have slowed remarkably across eastern england. even a bit of snow has been mixed in. very few showers elsewhere. if you are heading out for the school run shortly, still a bit of a chilly breeze but out in the sunshine it doesn't feel too bad at there but into the evening rush hour, the showers keep going across eastern parts of england, particularly east anglia and the south—east, and some could come with the rumble of thunder. further west, more could come with the rumble of thunder. furtherwest, more sunshine and less of a way of showers, the same across northern england into the evening. the ones we've seen across eastern counties will start to fade away and the odd shower here and there in scotland and northern ireland. we are going to see cloud increase across their bodies, orkney and shetland later and that will start to introduce something in the way of a little less cold air as we go into tonight and tomorrow. returns to be quite quickly for many

tonight, especially across the south, where the showers fade not long after sunset. further north, cloud and occasional rain edges southwards but temperatures may climb for some through the night and stay well clear of frost, whereas further south, away from towns and city centres, you notice the blues in the chart and it could be as low as minus four in some areas to start the day. best of the sunshine before it plans in the afternoon, outbreaks of rain developing the second of the day. further north, we start without brea ks day. further north, we start without breaks of rain but turning dry and bright and temperatures lived, a balmy 13 degrees in glasgow, compared to what we've seen of late. into friday, things are done much more quiet, only a few showers around, wins gentle, patrick ross to begin with but temperatures starting to lift up day by day and that story will continue into the weekend, a bank holiday weekend. the best today widely is sunday but the question

comes, how quickly that comes from the south—west and how far north it gets. the overall theme is for a breezy but mild weekend uk wide. there is likely to be some rain. at the moment, the south—west is likely to see that but other parts of mbemba wheels, too. stay tuned and we will keep you updated. —— other parts of england and wales, too. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2:00pm: theresa may accused jeremy corbyn of not being up to the job of prime minister. but he hits back saying the tories only represented the rich. mr speaker, the election on 8thjune isa mr speaker, the election on 8thjune is a choice... between a conservative government for the few, and a labour government that will stand up for all of our people. the choice is clear - every

vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain